Fayette school board chairman Tyler Murphy on Friday defended the school district in the face of a threatened state audit, lawmakers’ criticism and a Kentucky attorney general’s opinion of unlawfulness.

“FCPS is not the problem. In fact, we’ve stepped up time and again to fill the gap left by misplaced priorities at the state and federal levels, recognizing that our public schools remain the bedrock of our community and our local economy,” Murphy said in a Facebook post.

Republican Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman ruled Wednesday the school board failed to provide the legally required notice to the public before its May 27 meeting and vote to ask the fiscal court to raise the occupational license tax for schools.

On Friday, Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins said the schoo

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